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This year marks the 139th time the event has occurred, according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office,
The men in top hats surrounding Phil during the ceremony are members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Everyone played in their pajamas and the umpire was a child in a top hat.
—Sean McGowan, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
One resident offered up a vessel to house the envelopes: a top hat from the 1800s that had been worn by a founder of the town that later became Blue Lake.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Everyone played in their pajamas and the umpire was a child in a top hat.
—Sean McGowan, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
One resident offered up a vessel to house the envelopes: a top hat from the 1800s that had been worn by a founder of the town that later became Blue Lake.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top hat
Noun
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
Noun
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Boehler arrived at the meeting in Kabul dressed in a gray jacket, black sweater and black baseball cap.—
ERIC TUCKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The man was wearing black clothes and a baseball cap, officers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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First-off, there might not be a Casey’s or Kwik Trip between the Twin Cities and New Ulm that carries a blaze orange stocking cap.—
Tribune News Service,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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Prisoners were given numbers instead of names, had a chain attached to one leg, and were dressed in smocks and stocking caps.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
6 Aug. 2024
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Kristopher Boger stepped in and swung his hard hat at the USFS engineer, hitting him in his head and face, prosecutors said.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a video and photo released by cops, the suspect is wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and brown work boots while carrying an orange vest with a reflective stripe and a yellow hard hat.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2022
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One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2024
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
15 May 2021
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In addition to tagging along for the film's premiere, Brisket has also been seen all over Powell's Instagram doing everything from wearing matching cowboy hats to riding along in a shoulder sling and even appearing in thirst traps alongside his shirtless dad.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, appeared on the Senate floor this week wearing a cowboy hat to protest a recent enforcement of dress code rules that prevented Senator Jim Banks from voting while wearing sneakers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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